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MARKHAM AT THE MOVIES is pleased to launch its second season and gratefully acknowledges Svengali Salon (Main Street, Markham) – the 2011-2012 Season Sponsor!
An initiative of the Markham Arts Council, Markham at the Movies is a partner of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit.
It is a non-profit group run by volunteers and film enthusiasts who focus on bringing award-winning Canadian and international films to our own doorstep. Our film choices are made with an eye to entertain and enlighten audiences.
2011-2012 SEASON
Exit through the Gift Shop
September 20, 2011 - 7 p.m.
Four stars for this gem of a film. It won nine international awards for Best Documentary and was shortlisted for a 2011 Oscar. A unique eye into the world of street art through the lens of the illusive British graffiti artist,
Bansky, as writer, director, and cast member.
Certified Copy
October 18, 2011 - 7 p.m.
Beginners
November 22, 2011 - 7 p.m.
The Guard
January 24, 2012, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
Awards:
Berlin-Best Debut Film
Sundance-Nominated for Grand Jury Prize
Sarajevo- Audience Award
Of Gods and Men
February 28, 2012, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an improvised Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
Awards:
Cannes-Grand Jury, Ecumenical Jury Prize
London Film Critics-ForeignLanguage Film of the Year
BAFTA-Nominated best Film not in English
Palm Springs-Best Foreign Language Film.
The First Grader
March 27, 2012, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and an ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his rights to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Awards:
TIFF-Peoples Choice Awards(2n Place)
Palm Beach Film Festival-Best Feature
Sedona International FF- Audience Award, Directors Choice Award
Emden International FF-Emden Film Award & Audience Choice Award.
Each of the films is shown at the beautiful Markham Theatre with free parking and comfortable seating.
Single tickets: $10
For tickets call Markham Theatre Box Office at 905-305-7469.
For more information email markhamatthemovies@yahoo.ca.
Movies on Main Street
Unionville
Wednesdays, July 4, 18, August 1, 15, 29,
2012
Starts when it gets dark in the Millennium Park behind the Bandstand.
Presented by the Unionville BIA and Markham at the Movies
Family movies.
Bring your lawn chair.
Free admission.
Click here
for a map of Main Street Unionville.
For more information call 905-477-0117.
www.unionvilleinfo.com
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